Description:
Transition from School to Post-School: Best Practices, with Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D.
Longitudinal transitional practices from school to post-school for adolescents with ASD are
presented in this workshop. Definitions, key players, when to start transition planning and
other important information pieces are covered. Real-life learner examples are illustrated and
participants are guided into creating a plan for an individual they represent for an authentic
and meaningful application that can be utilized immediately.

Teaching Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorders, with Maria Wheeler, M.Ed.
Some of the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) include limitations of
attention, sensory difficulties, communication impairments, auditory processing problems,
restrictive patterns, excessive anxiety and limited social functioning. These traits significantly
interfere with learning and performance. When limited by the impact of the characteristics of
an ASD, the learner needs to be taught concepts and skills differently than traditional
students.

Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives for Participants:
-Identify the essential players in a school to post-school transition
-Identify important planning areas in transition including higher education, living, work and play
-Describe key milestones in school and the curriculum that contribute to effective transition
-Learn to facilitate future planning processes such as MAPS (McGill Action Planning System)
-Learn the importance of teaching and supporting key life skills at times they actually occur
-Engage in action planning and prioritizing for transition

Learning Objectives for Participants:
-Explore how the traits of ASDs, including Autism, PDD and Asperger Syndrome, interfere
with learning
-Learn how to prepare students for learning
-Learn how to structure and present teaching experiences that actively involve children
who have ASDs in a variety of learning experiences
-Learn how to evaluate a non-verbal child’s knowledge of concepts taught
-Learn effective modifications and supports to facilitate learning and performance for
students of different ages across the Autism Spectrum

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CEUs
Social Skills and Human Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders is approved for up to 1.2 CEUs.

To register for CEUs, click on the link below to download the Session Attendance Report Form, complete the form, and save the file using this file name model:

2008-Autism-Roseville-Lastname-Firstname.xls.

Then send the file as an email attachment to ceus@aacinstitute.org. This is a spreadsheet file (.xls). If any difficulty is encountered in using this form, write to ceus@aacinstitute.org to request an alternative file format.

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Evaluation and Learning Assessment
Please take a moment to download, complete, and return the Evaluation and Learning Outcomes Form. After completing the form, save it, attach it to an email message, and send it to ceus@aacinstitute.org.

Download Evaluation and Learning Assessment Form now.

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CEU Certificates will be sent to those submitting all forms.